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PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 8, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Oct. 11,1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE by mesne assignments,

to Addressograpli-Multigraph Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporationof Delaware Application May 8, 1936, Serial No. 78,882

"Claims.

This invention relates to printing machines wherein impressionsproviding records on sheets or the like are made from or under controlof devices sequentially fed through the machine, and the primary objectis to produce additional records, of different characteristics than therecords impressed on the sheets or the like, from or under control ofthe sequentially fed devices.

Remittances in payment of utility bills, insurance premiums or the likeare usually accompanied by the bills or notices of the amounts due or bystubs from such bills, notices or the like. The remittances are usuallychecked against the accompanying bills or the like and these are thenused as memoranda from which the accounts of the remitters are creditedor totals of the remittances or other data are compiled. Particularlywhen the bills, notices, stubs or the like are used as memorandafrom-which remitters' accounts areqcreditcd it is customary to sortthese memoranda and arrange them in a sequence corresponding to that inwhich the accounts to be credited are arranged whereby crediting of theaccounts or other information is expedited. Moreover, presented bankchecks are distributed to the banks on which they are drawn and are thencharged against the accounts of and returned to the drawers thereof, andthis entails extensive'sorting of the checks. Such sorting of bills,notices, stubs, checks or the like has heretofore been expensive andtime-consuming inasmuch as it has been performed manually. Y

Furthermore, totals of remittances received or amounts of checksreturned in a particular period or other dataare usually compiledmanually from the memoranda accompanying the remittances or from thereturned checks, and such compilations have been expensive andtime-consuming tasks and difficult to keep free from error be-' cause ofthemanual factor involved.

Hence another importantobject of my invention is to produce records onbills, notices, stubs, checks or the like from which automatic sortingthereof may be eifected or from which calculating or other datacompiling operations may be automatically effected.

Record cards and similar control devices such as are, used in tabulatingand like machines usually bear an impression enabling manual sorting orother handling or use thereof and also perforations or the like forautomatically effecting sorting or other handling or use thereof. It isimportant that the impressions and perforali tions or the like on aparticular record card or similar device relate to the same subjectmatter so that operations carried out from the impressions uponautomatic sorting according to the perforations or the like oroperations carried out from the perforations or the like upon manualsorting according to the impressions may be accurately effected.

Therefore, another object of my invention is to make an impression onand to provide perforations or the like in a record card or similarcontrol device or the like from or under control of the same devicewhereby accurate rela-: tionship of the impression and perforations orthe like may be assured.

Printing devices having type characters 'ema bossed or otherwiseprovided thereon have been sequentially fed through printing machinesand impressions have been made therefrom on bills, notices, checks orthe like passed through the 1 -machine as separate sheets or as sectionsofv a 20 web, and it has been proposed to sequentially feed devices,such as record cards or-other control devices, through suitable printingmachines and to make impressions under control of such devices on billsor the like passed through such machines. The impressions made from orunder control of devices such as those just described have been records,such as names and addresses and otheridentii'ications, numericalaccounting data and the like, and the use of such devices to producesuch impressions has greatly facilitated the preparation of bills andthe like. However, as explained above, such bills and the like are oftenused in other operations which have heretofore been performed manually.Thus another 35 object of my invention is to produce additional recordson bills'and the like to enable such other operations to be performedautomatically, and an ancillary object is to insure that such additionalrecord provided on aparticular bill or the like will be related to theimpression or the like made thereon.

Printing and control devices or the like, such as are used repetitiouslyto provide records, are carefully checked prior to being put into usewhereby accuracy of the records produced from or under control thereofis insured, and a further object of my invention is to provide aprinting and control device which may be used to produce records fromand under control thereof, whereby accuracy of records produced from andunder control thereof may be assured by carefully checking the devicesprior to use thereof.

Under some conditions it may be desirable to simultaneously makeimpressions on a bill, sheet 55 or the like from or under control of aprinting and control or similar device and provide an additional recordof different character on the sheets or the like, but usually it will bemore advantageous to make the impressions and provide the additionalrecords separately. Hence, further objects are to sequentially feedprinting and control or similar devices and to successively pass sheetsor the like through a printing machine in timed relation with eachother, and to make imprcssionson the sheets or the like from or undercontrol of the printing and control or similar devices and to produceadditional records on the sheets or the like from or under control ofsuch devices at selected positions in the path of travel of the sheetsor the like through the machine; and to make an impression from or undercontrol of a particular printing and control or similar device on aparticular sheet or thelike at a selected position in the path of travelof the sheet or the like through the machine and to provide anadditional record of different characteristics than the impression onthe same sheet from or under control of the same printing and control orsimilar device as that from which an impression is produced on the sheetat another position in said path of travel.

Some printing and control and similar devices are so arranged that meansare included therein for producing every character or the like that maybe necessary to produce while others are equipped with means forproducing only selected characters. Thus, for example, a printing andcontrol or similar device may be equipped with means to produce allcharacters of a number including the digits 1 to 9 and whereas otherprinting and control or similar devices may be equipped only to producethe digits 1 to 9, whereby the necessity of providing a multiplicity ofzeroproducing means is avoided, and still further objects of myinvention are to use printing and control or similar devices equippedonly to produce certain selected characters and to automatically produceany other characters that may be necessary or desirable; to enableproduction of certain characters for which no producing means areincluded on the printing and control or similar devices; and to suppressproduction of such characters under predetermined conditions as, forexample, where means are provided for producing a ten-place number toenable production of digits or zeros at one side of a selected characterin the ten-place number and to suppress the production of digits orzeros at the other side of said selected character.

Further objects are to provide a multiplicity of record producing meansat a predetermined position in a printing machine or the like and toselectively render said record producing means operative; toautomatically suppress actuation of certain record producing means asother of the record producing means are selectively rendered operative;and to automatically render certain of the record producing meansoperative when other record producing means associated therewith are notselected for operation or suppressed from operation.

Still further objects are to provide record producing means at apredetermined position in a printing machine or the like and toselectively render the record producing means operative; to operate thedevices efiecting selection of the record producing means in timedrelation with each other whereby selection may be eifected by effectingoperation of certain devices at selected times; and to impart electricalimpulses at predetermined times and thereby effect determined operationof mechanical parts whereby selection of the proper record producingmeans may be effected.

More detailed objects of the invention are to employ punches forproducing records in bills, notices, record cards or the like and toposition the punches to impart predetermined characteristics thereto as,for example, to enable the punching of records pertaining to the digits1 to 9 and 0; to selectively render the punches operative by positioningmeans for imparting operativemovement to the punches in operativeposition relative to a selected punch; to enable positioning of themeans for imparting operative movement to the punches in a neutralposition wherein no movement will be imparted to the punches underpredetermined conditions; and

to so arrange the means imparting movement to the punches that movementwill be imparted to a predetermined punch when the movement impartingmeans is not positioned relative to selected of the associated punchesor the movement imparting means is not arranged in a neutral position.

Other and further objects will be brought forth in the followingdescription wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings inwhich Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a printing machine including my novelrecord producing means;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional detail view of the printing machine andshowing the printing and control or similar device feeding means andshowing means for making impressions directly from printing and controldevices;

Fig. 3 shows a typical sheet;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of my novel record producing means andshowing a fragment of the printing machine;

Fig. 4A is an elevation of a typical printing and control device;

Fig. 4B is a chart illustrating the code under which controlperforations are provided on the printing and control device shown inFig. 4A;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of my novel record producing meansand wherein the electrical connections are diagrammatically shown:

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the punching devices as shown in Fig. 5and wherein part of the selecting means is shown in neutral position;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail view of a part of the drive of my recordproducing means;

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on the line 9--9on Fig. 5;

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the linel0--I0 on Fig. 5;

Fig. 11 is an elevational plan view taken substantially on the line lll|on Fig. 5;

Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional detail view taken substantially on theline l2-I2 on Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a detail plan view taken substantially on the line l3l3 onFig. 5;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary side view, partly in elevation and partly insection, of the detecting devices which cooperate with the printing andcontrol or similar devices;

Fig. 15 is a plan view of the detector as shown in Fig. 14; and

Fig. 16 is a detail view taken substantially on the line Iii-l6 on Fig.15 and showing the detecting devices in circuit closing position.

In the accompanying drawings I have fragmentally illustrated a printingmachine including a frame F having a guideway G on the top thereofthrough which sheets 8 or the like are successively passed. The printingmachine includes a magazine M in which printing and control or similardevices D are stacked and from which the devices are withdrawn one byone by feed chains C. A step by step movement is imparted from the maindrive shaft 29' (Fig. 2) of the printing machine through an eccentric 2|fast on the shaft and surrounded bya band 22 to which a plunger 29 isconnected. The plunger guideway G and the platen P. The platen iscarried by a member 9! pivotally mounted on the frame F at 32 andincluding arms having follower rollers 93 and 94 thereon whichrespectively engage conjugated cams 35 and 96 connected to and rotatablewith the shaft 22. The eccentric 2| imparts an oscillatory movement tothe arm 21 which through the pawl 29 and pins 29 imparts a step by stepmovement to the feed chains whereby the printing devices move throughtheir guideway with a step by step movement. During at rest intervals inthe step by step movement of the printing devices the platen P makes animpression on a sheet S from the printing device D disposed at printingposition.

The machine in the present instance also includes a cam shaft 3](Fig. 1) on which cams such as 38 are provided which operate stopfingers as 39 that engage the leading edges of sheets S moving throughthe guideway G. The cam shaft is suitably connected to the main driveshaft 20 as through a suitable gear train. (not shown) and operates intimed relation with the main drive shaft. The stop finger 39 positions asheet relative to my novel record producing means while the stop finger99A positions a sheet relative to the platen P.

The specific form and construction of the machine forms no particularpart of my invention and machines typical of that with which myinvention may be dsed and containing features such as those abovedescribed are shown in Patent 1,203,717, patented November 7, 1916,Patent 1,955,806, patented -April 24, 1934, and Patent 2,041,183,patented May 19, 1996.

My novel record producing apparatus in the present instance consists ofa set of punches for producing perforations in sheets of whatever formare passed through the printing machine. I have shown these punches aspositioned in a station in the passage of the sheets through the machineimmediately preceding the station wherein impressions are made on thesheets by the platen P, but it is to be understood that these punches orother record producing means might be located at any desired position inthe machine and if desired more than one such record produc-- ing meansmight be provided.

In the present instance I have provided a punching means capable ofproducing ten perforations longitudlnaly of a sheet and also capable ofproducing perforations in any of ten positions transversely of the sheetto be representative of the digits 1 to 9 and 0. Thus there are ten rowswith ten punches in each row. As viewed in Fig. each of the punches 40at the left hand and of each row are for producing a perforationrepresentative of the digit 9, each of the adjacent punches is forproducing a perforation representative of the digit 8, and succeedingpunches to the right are each for producing perforations representativeof the succeeding digits in descending order. right hand end of each rowis for producing a perforation representative of 0.

The punches. generally indicated by 49 are mounted in a guide plate 4|(Fig. 9) and are passed through a stripper plate 42. Each punch 40 has aprotuberance 49p thereon disposed above and engaged with the stripperplate 42. A die plate 43 is mounted on the underside of the guide plate4! and orients the dies relative to the The punch positioned at the 10die openings 44 in the die block 45, each die opening 44 beingrespectively aligned with a punch 40'. The die block 45 is mounted belowthe sheet guideway G which consists of two spaced apart strips 46 and 41that extend longitudinally of the machine, as best illustrated inFig; 1. The 5 strips 46 and 41 are undercut in the edges thereofdisposed toward each other, as best illustrated in Fig. 5, and the edgesof the sheet S passed through the guideway G are received in theseundercut portions to be properly guided thereby. I

The die plate 43 and guide plate 4i extend into the sheet guideway Gabove the path of travel of the sheets S through the guideway.

A punch frame is provided which consists of an upper plate 48 and alower plate 49 (Fig. 5) and these plates, as best illustrated in Fig. l,are rectangular in outline. The die block 45, like the guide plate 4|and die plate 43. is rigidly secured to the frame F of the machine. Theplate 49 is movably supported well below the die block 45. The frame Fincludes a pair of side plates 5| and 52 between the lower edges ofwhich rails 53 and 59 extend. The plate 49 is disposed below the rails53 and 5t and the posts 59, connected to plate 49, pass through theserails, the die block 45, die plate 49, stripper plate 92 and plate 99.Sleeves, such as 55, are disposed about the posts 59 between the lowersurface of the plate 99 and the top of the stripper plate 62. Recesses55 extend into the guide plate 40 about each post 59 and springs 57 aremounted in these recesses and engage the underside of the stripper plate92 and act through the sleeves 55 to urge the plate 99 and therefore thepunch frame into an upper normal position shown in Fig. 5.

In the present instance where ten rows of punches are provided tenpunchselectors as 58 are provided one above each row of punches. Eachselector 59 includes two enlargements 59 and 69. Each enlargement 59 issized to neatly my fit between the underside of the plate 48 and the topof a punch 49. The enlargement 59 is adapted to be selectively disposedabove one of the punches for the digits 1 to 9 while the enforceddownwardly through the die plate 43 into the aligned die opening in thedie block 48 whereupon a perforation is made in a sheet 8 disposedbetween the die plate 48 and the die block 48.

A plate 8|, as best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, is mounted adjacent thepunch frame and has ten slots 82 (Fig. 4) therein through which theselectors 88 are passed. A comb spring 88 (Fig.

5) is carried by a bracket on the plate 8| and.

the teeth thereof respectively bear on the undersides of the selectors48 to urge the selectors upwardly in the slots 82. A socket 84 (Fig. 8)is provided in the underside of each selector 88 near the forward endthereof.

A shaft 88 is suitably journaled' in the side plates 8| and 82 and inthe present instance ten register rockers, generally indicated by 88,are rockably mounted thereon. A boss 81 is formed at the free end ofeach arm 88 of each register rocker 88 and these bosses 81 arerespectively seated in the sockets 84 at the ends of the selectors 88. Arocker 88 is fast on the shaft 88 and carries a bridge piece 18. Springs1| are connected to the arms 88 of the register rockers 88 and to ananchor portion 12 on the rocker 88. The springs 1| urge the arms 88 onthe rockers 88 into engagement with the bridge piece 18. Inasmuch as thearms 88 and selectors 88 are mounted in close side by side relation, thesprings 1| are arranged in two banks and the springs in the upper bankare connected to alternate arms 88 while the springs 1| in the lowerbank are connected to the intermediate arms 88.

Each rocker 88 includes a segment 18 and in the arcuate free edge ofeach segment as many notches 14 are provided as there are punches in aparticular row and in the present instance where there are ten punches,ten notches 14 are provided as well as a dwell 18, the purpose of whichwill be explained more fully hereinafter.

A bar 18 extends between the side plates 8| and;

82 and has lugs as 11 thereon which support a rod 18. Pawls as 18 aremounted on the rod 18 and the pawls 18 are respectively aligned with thesegments 18 so that the nose 88 of each pawl may be selectively engagedwith the notches 14 in the aligned segment 18.

A block 8| of insulating material (Figs. 5 and is carried by thebrackets 88 and 84 on the frame F below the shaft 88 and has as manyrows of contacts 82 therein as there are rows of punches 48, and thereare as many contacts 82 in each row as there are punches 48 in each rowand notches on each segment 18. Another block 85 of insulating materialis mounted above the block 8| and is urged into engagement with lugs 86'(Fig. 10) on the brackets 83 and 84 by spring contacts 81 which, asillustrated in Fig. 5, include projections 88 mounted in recesses in theblock 88. Fingers 88 (Fig. 10) separate the spring contacts 81 one fromthe other. One end of each spring contact 81 is adapted to successivelyengage the contacts 82 when moved thereover and the other end of eachspring contact rides on a contact strip as 88 mounted in the block 8|,there being a contact strip 88 in alignment with each row of contacts82.

The engagement of the projections 88 on the spring contacts 81 inrecesses in the block 88 interconnects these contacts and the block.Thus when the block 88 is moved over the block 8| the spring contacts 81will be moved over the contacts 82, and such movement is imparted to theblock 88 from a gear segment 8| on the rocker 88 that meshes with a rack82 fast on the top side of the block 88.

An arm a (Fig. 8) is fast on the shaft u and '88 on the shaft thereofthat meshes with a gear 88 fast on a shaft I88 journaled in the bracket88 and having a pinion I8I thereon meshed with a gear I82 rotatablymounted on the shaft 88. A hub I88 is provided on the gear I82 and hasclutch teeth I84 at the free end thereof. A sleeve I88 is slidably butnon-rotatably mounted on the shaft 88 and has clutch teeth I88 thereonthat are urged toward the clutch teeth I84 for engagement therewith by aspring I81 disposed between the sleeve I88 and a collar I88 fast on theshaft 88. A stud I88 (Fig. 7) extends.

from the sleeve I88 and is engageable with the cam surface I I8 on thearm I II pivotally mounted, as indicated at II2, on the outer face ofthe side plate 8|, and when the stud I88 engages the cam surface 8 theclutch teeth I88 are held from engagement with the clutch teeth I84.When, however, the lug 8 on the armature N4 of the solenoid II8 engagesthe underside of the free end of the arm III upon upward movement of thearm 4 when the solenoid H8 is energized, the cam'surface H8 is retractedfrom engagement with the stud I88 whereupon the spring I81 forces theclutch teeth I88 into engagement with the clutch teeth I84, and whenthese clutch teeth are engaged the shaft 88 rotates with the gear I82.However, as long as the 'cam surface 8 is in engagement with the studI88 the clutch teeth I84 and I88 are separated.

During the first ninety degrees of movement of the stud I88 with sleeveI88 it engages the extension I M (Fig. 4) of the armature H4 and sopivots this armature that the lug H8 is disengaged from the arm IIIwhich thereupon returns to its initial position so that near the end ofa revolution the stud I88 will engage the tapered part of the camsurface 8 and effect separation of the clutch teeth I88 and I84 at theend of one revolution. This arrangement therefore provides a onerevolution clutch.

Fast on the shaft 88 is a cam II8 (Fig. having a lobe |I1 thereon. Arocker H8 is mounted on the rod 8 extended between the side plates 8|and*82. A roller I28 at one end of the rocker II 8 rides on the cam I I8and the rounded portion |2I at the other end thereof bears on the plate48. When the lobe II1 engages the roller v48 with the rounded portion HIand the engagement of the roller I28 with the cam H8 1 limit upwardmovement of the punch frame under influence of the springs 81.

The at rest position of the cam 88 is illustrated in Fig. 8 and when inthis position the engagement of the roller 34 therewith causes the shaft93 and therefore the rocker 29 and hence the register rockers 23 and theselectors 33 to be positioned as illustrated in Fig. 5. At apredetermined time in the cycle of operation, as will be explained morefully hereinafter, movement is imparted to the cam 93 whereupon therocker 39 is so moved that the bridge piece III moves counterclockwise,as viewed in Figs. and 8, whereupon the register rockers under theinfluence of the springII move in a similar direction and this causesthe selectors 32 to move to the left. This movement also causes thesegment I3 of the register rocker 93 to .move upwardly and theengagement of the nose 33 of the pawl I9 in one of the teeth I4 orpositioning thereof in alignment with the dwell II positions theselectors 52 so that one or the other of the two enlargements 32 or 32is disposed above one of the punches in the row of punches aligned withthe particular selector. Thus it is the engagement of the nose 30 of thepawl I9 with one of the notches I4 or alignment thereof with the dwellII that determines the position of the enlargements 39 and 33 and theselection or non-selection of one of the punches 49.

The engagement of the noses 29 of thevarious pawls I9 with the notchesI4 is effected by solenoids as I22. These solenoids include plungers I23which actuate push rods I24. As best shown in Figs. 4 and 7, thesolenoids I22 are supported by a plate I23 extended between the sideplates BI and 32. A bracket I26 is secured to this plate I23 and one endof each of the rods I24 is extended through this bracket. The oppositeends of the rods are passed through slots in a bracket I2I extendedbetween the side plates 3i and 52 adjacent the pawls I9. The ends of therods I24 adjacent the pawls I9 are l ned with the respective pawlsbehind the bracket I2'I. The push rods I24 are fanned out, asillustrated in Fig. 7, so that the inner end of each of the rods I24 isaligned with the plunger I22 of one of the solenoids I22 which aremounted in side by side relation, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 7. Ithas been stated thata contact strip 99 is aligned with each row ofcontacts." and each contact strip 90 is respectively connected to one ofthe solenoids I 22. Thus the contact strip 90 aligned with the row ofcontacts 92 disposed at the right side of Fig. is adapted to beconnected to the solenoid operating the pawl I9 en-- gageable with theteeth I4 on the segment I3 of the rocker 33 connected to the selector 33adapted to cooperate with the row of punches 49 disposed at the righthand side of Fig. 9. This contact strip is illustrated in Fig. 5 and aconductor I28 (Fig. 5) interconnects this contact strip and I .18, 1936,and another form of such a device is disclosed in Patent 1,790,717,patented February 3, 1931, but it is to be understood that my inventionis not limited to use with these nor the illustrated device.

The illustrated printing and control device shown in Fig. 4A includes aframe I23 on which a plate I34 is suitably secured. Type characters I23are embossed on the plate I34 and impressions are made directlytherefrom by the platen P onto the sheets 8. This printing device alsohas a card I33 suitably secured thereon bearing an impression from theembossed typ characters I33, and this card facilitates handling cationcard I36 and in that part of the'frame covered by the card I27 I provideten rows of openings with five openings in each row. Openings may beprovided in the control card I31 in alignment with the openings I29 inthe frame therebelow and the location of these openings in the controlcard determines, in the present instance, the operation of the punches43, in a manner explained more fully hereafter.

The five openings in each row of openings in the frame I23 may beutilized to produce the digits I to 9 by providing openings I39 in thecontrol card I2'I in alignment with the openings I39 in accordance withthe code illustrated in Fig. 4B. Thus to produce the digit 1 openingsI29 are provided in alignment with the uppermost and lowermost openingsin any row of openings I38. The control card I39 illustrated in Fig. 4Ais adapted to produce the number 37041 and it will be noted that theopenings I29 for eflecting the production of this number are located inaccordance with the code illustrated inFlg. 43. I have shown ten rows ofopenings I23, but it is to be understood that a greater or less numbermay be provided depending upon the number of rows of record producingmeans provided, and since I have provided ten rowsof punches I haveprovided ten rows of openings in the frame I23.

The particular form of my invention shown herein is adapted forproducing an identification number on a check or the like, such asillustrated in Fig. 3. This check bears the usual data and perforationsI43 are formed at a suitable place therein. The perforations I43 may berepresentative of the amount on the check, but in the present instance Ihave shown these perforations as being an identification number which,

in the present instance, is 37041 so that when.

the checks are returned they may be passed through a suitable devicecooperating with the perforations I43 to sort the checks Stubs ofutility bills, insurance premium notices and many other instruments mayhave perforations, such as the perforations I43, provided therein toenable sorting of such stubs, notices and the like when returned withremittances, and such stubs, notices and the like may also haveperforations representative of an amount perforated therein in thedevice shown in my invention.

Suitably detecting means are provided in the machine for determining themanner in which the punches 49 are to be set up in accordance withperforations provided in the control card I21 on a particular printingand control device D. This detecting device is illustrated in detail inFigs. 14, and 16 and comprises a pair of arms I44 and I45 pivotallymounted, as indicated at I46, on the outer sides of the printing deviceguideway. A plate I" extends between the arms I44 and I45 and has a lugI42 on the upper side thereof to which the lower end of a link I49 isconnected. The upper end oi the link I49 is connected to the outer freeend of an arm I59 through a branch arm I49, (Fig. 1) and the arm I59(Fig, 2) is pivotally mounted at IiI in a housing H that is part of ofthe printing device. A control card I2'I is also provided on the frameI22 adjacent the identiflthe frame F. An arm I52 extends from the arm Iand carries a roller I53 engageable with a peripheral cam I54 fast onthe drive shaft 26 of the machine. In a manner explained more fullyhereinafter, this cam I54 controls the operation of my record producingmeans and inasmuch as it is mounted on the main drive shaft of themachine with which my record producing means is associated it ismanifest that my record producing means may be operated in timedrelation with the machine. A spring I55 urges the roller I53 on the armI52 into engagement with the cam I54.

At a predetermined time in the operation of the machine, as will beexplained more fully hereinafter, a rise on the cam I54 engages theroller I53 whereupon the arms I52 and I 56 and link I49 are so movedthat the arms I44 and I45 are pivoted downwardly whereupon the detectorof my invention is moved into cooperating relation with a printing andcontrol device D in the printing device guideway disposed therebelow.

In the present instance, as I have explained heretofore, the punches 40,constituting my record producing means, are located in a position toproduce a record on a sheet S located in a station one station inadvance of the printing position station below the platen P. In eachoperation of the chains C the printing and control devices. D are movedahead one station in their step by step movement. Thus the printing andcontrol device from which an impression is made by the platen P on thesheet S engaged with the stop finger 33 (which sheet is located belowthe punches 40) is located one station in a step by step movement aheadof printing position below the platen P. I therefore locate the detectorcontrolling the punches to cooperate with the printing and controldevice located in the station one station ahead of printing position.However, if the record producing means. such as the punches 40, werelocated in some other position in the path of travel of the sheets S,the detector might be located at some other position although suitablestoring means might be provided to hold a record sensed from a printingdevice until a sheet reached some predetermined station in its movement,and under such conditions the detector of my invention might be locatedat any desired position along the path of travel of the printing andcontrol devices through the machine.

The detector in the present instance, as stated, is located to cooperatewith the printing and control device in the station one station ahead ofprinting positionand comprises a block I56 of insulating material inwhich ten rows of openings I51 are provided (see Fig. 16) with fiveopenings in each row. The number of rows oi. openings I51 and the numberof openings in each row is determined by the number of rows of recordproducing means and by the number of openings in each row in theprinting and control or similar devices, and it is for this reason thatten rows of openings with five openings in each row are provided. Asensing pin as I58is mounted in each opening I51 and is urged downwardlyby a spring as I59, action of the spring being limited by a plate I60 ofinsulating material disposed below the block I56 and having openingstherein aligned with the openings I51, and these openings in the plateI60 are smaller than the openings I51. Each pin I58 carries a guidingpin I6I that is guided in an aligned opening in the conductor plate I62suitably secured to the insulating block I56 and electrical connectionbetween this plate and the pins is eifected through the springs I59which surround the contact pins I6I and engage both the pins I58 andplate I62. A plate I63 if insulating material is provided above thecontact plate I62 and below the supporting plate I63.

When the block I56 is lowered upon downward movement of the arms I44 andI45 under the ac tion of the cam I54, the pins I58 come into contactwith the control card I41 on the printing and control device D disposedin the station one station ahead of printing position. The pins I56 arerespectively aligned with the openings I38 in the printing and controldevice in the aforesaid station. Thus where the control card I31 hasopenings I33 in alignment with the openings I33, the pins I58 will passthrough said aligned openings I39 and I36, but where there are noopenings I 39 movement 01' the pins I53 will be arrested by engagementthereof with the card I31.

Another block of insulating material I64 is mounted below the path ortravel of the printing and control devices D through the guideway and isso disposed that when the block I56 is in its lower position it isaligned with the block I64. The block I64 has ten rows of contacts I65therein with five contacts in each row. The contacts I65 arerespectively aligned with the openings I38 in the printing and controldevice disposed in the station one station ahead of printing positionand are engageable by those .pins I58 which pass through alignedopenings I39 and I38. When a pin I58 engages a contact I65 circuit isclosed from plate I62 through the spring I59 for the engaged pin I58 andthrough this pin to the engaged contact I65.

It may be that an additional record isnot to be produced from or undercontrol of each printing and control or similar device passing throughthe machine. This may be accomplished by pro viding identifying means,such as detachable tabs T, on the printing and control devices D, andwhen a printing and control device not equipped with such a tab movesinto detector station, that is to say, one station ahead of printingposition in the present instance, which is not equipped with a tab T,means may be provided which will not be rendered operative, that is tosay, means may be provided which will only be rendered operative uponthe presence of an identification such as the tab T on a printing andcontrol or similar device in detector position. Such means are utilizedin the present instance not only to determine whether or not anadditional record is to be produced but also to time operation of myrecord producing means. Such determining and timing means in the presentinstance include a pin I66 adapted to be selectively mounted in one ofthe openings I61 provided in the rocker I68 pivotally mounted at I68 onthe arms I44 and I45. The openings I61 are located to be aligned withwhole tabs or half tabs T provided on the printing or control device Dat detector position, it being contemplated that whole or half tabs Tcan be mounted on the printing or control device D at any of a pluralityof selectable positions. The rocker I 68 moves with arms I44 and I45unless the pin I66 engages a tab T whereupon further movement oi! therocker I68 with the arms I44 and I45 is arrested.

A pin I." of insulating material is provided on the rocker and whenmovement of the rocker I68 engages the contacts I" and I12 andsubsequent- 1y causes engagement of the contacts I15 and I18.

this being effected under control of a two step cam, as will bedescribed.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the electrical connections of the detector andtherein it is shown that the leaf I14 is connected by a conductor I18 tothe line wire I82. A conductor I88 leads from the leaf I11 to one end ofthe winding of the solenoid H5 and a conductor I8I interconnects theother end of the winding of the solenoid I I5 withthe line wire I88.Thus when the contacts I15 and I18 are engaged circuit is closed to thesolenoid II5.

A conductor I82 leads from the leaf I12 to a conductor I88. A conductorI82 leads from the conductor I82 to the contact plate I82.

Only one timing switch such as that comprising the contacts I", I18, I15and "81s pro-- vided and there is only one conductor plate I82. However,there are as many conductors I88 as there are rows in the detector andrecord producing means. The illustrated conductor I88 leads to the upperleaf I88 of a switch comprising the contacts I85 and I88, the contactI85 being mounted on the leaf I88 and the contact I88 being mounted onthe leaf I81. The leaves I88 and I81 are mounted in a block ofinsulatingmaterial I88 carried by a bracket I88 suitably supported between theframe plates 5I and 52. There are as many switches as that comprisingthe contacts I85 and I88 as there are pawls 18 and these switches arerespectively aligned with the pawls. Each pawl 18 includes an arm I88(Figs. 5 and 11) and one end 'of rockers as I8I, pivotally. mounted onthe rod I 8! extended between the side plates 5| and 52, engages the armI88 of one of the pawls, as illustrated in Fig. 11. The other ends I82of the rockers as I8I' respectively engage the lower leaves, I81 ofswitches as those comprising the contacts I85 and I88, which lowerleaves I817 extend beyond the upper leaves. as I 8d, as illustrated inFigs. 5 and 11. Upon operation of a pawl 18 under action of a link I28to cause the nose 88 of the pawl 18 to seat in a notch 18, the end I82,which is normally spaced from the leaf I81 aligned therewith, asillustrated in Fig. 5, engages this leaf and separates the contacts I88and I85, the purpose of which will be explained more fully hereinafter.A conductor I88 interconnects each leaf I81 with the tenth or lastcontact in the row of contacts 82 corresponding to the position of theparticular leaf I81.

Normally the noses 88 of the pawls 18 are retracted from engagement'withthe notches 14 by the teeth of a comb spring I84 (Fig. 5) and this combspring also urges the rods I28 into engageme'nt with the plungers I28. I

Conductors'as I85 lead from the conductor I82 to leaves as I88 ofswitches such as that of which the leaf I88 is a part, that is, switcheswhich are respectively aligned with the solenoids I22. These switchesinclude leaves as I81 which are extended to be engaged with the rearends of the plungers I23 of the solenoids I22. when the solenoids I22are inoperative the plungers I28 thereof under the action of the springI88 separate the contacts I88 and I88 respectively mounted on the leavesI81 and I88. The leaves as I88 and I81 are mounted in a block 288 ofinsulating material carried by a bracket 28I suitably supp rted by theside plates II and 52.

Y A conductor 282 interconnects the leaf I81 with the conductor I28which leads to one end of the. winding of a solenoid I22 with which theswitch comprising the leaves I 88 and I 81 is aligned.

There are ten punches in each row of punches but'only five detectors asI85 but inasmuch as the card I81 maybe perforated in accordance with thecode illustrated in Fig. 4B, the'detectors I85 may be employed to closecircuits to effect production of any digit from 1 to 8. The contacts 82(Fig. 5) are for. the purpose of closing circuit to the solenoids I22 todetermine positioning of the selectors 58. Circuit to the firstnine'contacts reading from left to right in Fig. 5 is adapted to beclosed from the contacts I85 but inasmuch as there are only livecontacts I55 and nine contacts 82 are provided the five contacts I85must be so connected that they will selectively close a.

circuit to a selected one of the contacts 82 and the following devicesare provided for this pur-' pose. In the present instance where thereare ten rows ofcontacts 82 ten solenoids 283 are provided. Thesesolenoids include plungers 288 for imparting movement to blocks 285 ofinsulating material that are slidably mounted in pockets providedbetween the'blocks 288 and 281 of insulating material.

A plate 288 of insulating material closes the open end of the pockets inwhich the blocks 285 are mounted and springs 288 extend between theplate 288 and the adjacent ends of the blocks 285 and urge the blocks285 to theright as viewed in Fig. 5. When a solenoid 288 is energizedthe plunger 288 thereof moves the aligned blocks 285 to the left, asviewed in Fig. 5.

By referring to Fig. 43 it will be noted that the odd digits 1, 3, 5 and7 are represented by two perforations, one of which is always providedin alignment with the uppermost opening in any row of openings I38. Theeven digits 2, 4, 6 and 8 are represented by a single perforationselectively aligned with one of the openings I88. The odd digit 9 isrepresented by a single perforation aligned with the uppermost openingin any row of openings I88. It will also be noted that the digit 1 isrepresented by one opening located as above described and anotheropening located'in alignment with the lowermost opening in any row ofopenings and that the digit2 is indicated by a single opening alignedwith the lowermost opening in any row of openings I88. Thus whenever aperforation for the digits 1 or 21s to be produced circuit will beclosed to the contact 185a (Fig. 5). Likewise when a perforation for thedigits 3 or 4 is to be produced circuit will be closed to the contactI85b, and circuit will be closed to contact I85c to produce perforationsfor the digits 5 or 6 and to contact I85d to produce perforationsrepresentative of the digits 7 or 8. Whenever a perforation for any odddigit including 9 is to be produced, circuit is closed to the contactI65e.

Thus the contact I85a represents the digits 1 vand 2, I85b representsthe digits3 and 4, I85c represents the digits 5 and 6, I85d representsthe digits 7 and 8, and I85e represents any odd digit, but when it aloneis energized it represents the digit 9. Since circuit is always closedto the contact I85a when perforations for the digits 1 or 2 are to beproduced means are provided whereby upon closing of circuit to thecontact 15 Iiia circuit will be closed to the contacts 02 for 1 or 2.

To this end a contact 2" is provided in the block 200 of insulatingmaterial and two contacts 2H and 2I2 are provided in the block 201 ofinsulating ma erial in alignment with the contact 2 II. An opening isprovided in the -block 205 of insulating material and contacts 2|! and214 are mounted therein and are urged outwardly by an interposed spring2I5. The contact 213 always remains in engagement with the contact 2I0but the contact 2" is selectively engageable with the contacts 2 and 2l2.

If a perforation representative of the digit 1 is to be produced,circuit will be closed to contacts I551: and "5e. Contact "5a isconnected by a conductor 2I6 with contact 2I0. A conductor 2I1interconnects contact Mic with a conductor 2I0 that leads to one end ofthe winding of the solenoid 202, a conductor 2I0 interconnecting theother end of this winding with the line wire I30. Therefore whenevercircuitis closed to contact Itie solenoid 200 will be energized causingplunger 20 thereof to move to the left, as viewed in Fig. 5, therebyshifting the block 205 so that the contact 2 will be moved from itsnormal position in engagement with the contact 2 I 2 into engagementwith the contact 2| I. Inasmuch as circuit will have beenclosed tocontact I65a by this time circuit will now be closed through conductor2I0, contact 2I0, contact 2Il, spring 2Il, contact 2, contact 2,conductor 220 to the first of contacts 02 in the particular row in whichthe pins I50 closing circuits to the contacts IBM and I05e are located.The timing of the various parts is such that by the time circuit isclosed to the first contact 02 the rocker 69 will just have started tomove and the contact spring 01 will therefore close a circuit betweenfirst contact 82 and the contact strip 00. Thus through conductor I20circuit will be closed to the solenoid I22 for the particular row andthis will so move the plunger I23 thereof that the rod I24 will pivotthe pawl 10 and engage the nose in the first notch 14 which will arrestthe enlargement 58 in position above the punch in this particular rowfor punching a perforation for the digit 1.

when the above described circuit from the contact Iiia is closed whenthe solenoid 203 is not energized, as when there is no perforation inalignment with the uppermost opening in the row of openings I20, circuitis closed from contact I55a through conductor 2I6, contact 2", contact2I3, spring 2I5, contact 2, contact 2I2, conductor 22l to the second ofthe contacts 02 in the particular row. Hence circuitwill not-be closedto the contactstrip 90 for this row until the contact spring 01 hasmoved from engagement with the first of the contacts 02 into engagementwith the second of the contacts 02, but when the contact spring 01engages this second contact circuit is closed to the solenoid I22whereupon the rod I24 pivots the pawl 10, but during this time thesegment 13 will have been moving with the rocker 09, and at the time thepawl 19 is pivoted the nose 80 will seat in the second notch 14. Theselector 50 for this row will also have been moving with the rocker 00and at the time the nose ll seats in the second notch 14 the enlargement59 will be above the punch 40 for producing a perforation for the digit2.

In a manner similar to that Just described the contacts Iilb, liIc andIfld are respectively connected to the contacts 2I0b, M00 and HM and inthe manner above described, depending upon whether or not the solenoid202 is energized, circuit will be closed to the contacts 82 in such amanner that the nose 00 will be seated in a notch 14 for the digitrepresented under the code of the chart shown in Fig. 413. If circuit isclosed only tothe contact I65e, the solenoid 202 is energized withouteffect but circuit is also closed through the conductor 222 leading fromthe conductor M1 to the ninth of the contacts 02, and by the time thecontact spring 81 moves over this ninth contact the segment 13 will haveso moved that the nose 00 will seat in the ninth notch 14 to positionthe enlargement 59 above the punch 40 at the extreme left. Circuit willbe closed through this ninth contact 02 each time a perforation for anodd digit 1, 3, or 7 is to be made, but circuit will be closed throughthe contact 02 to energize the solenoid I22 for effecting positioning ofthe enlargement 59 for such an odd digit prior to the time the contactspring 01 engages the ninth contact 82 so that engagement of the contactspring 01 with the ninth contact 02, when circuit is closed thereto whena perforation for an odd digit 1, 3, 5 or 7 is to be made, is withouteffect.

It will be noted that the code illustrated in Fig. 43 makes no provisionfor an indication of a zero and thus when a perforation for zero is tobe made no perforation I39 is provided in the particular row and underthis condition the sole noid I22 for that particular row will not beenergized. However, the segment 13 of the rocker 00 for this particularrow will continue to move with the rocker 00 in its movement effected bythe cam 05, and at the time the rocker 59 reaches the limit of itsmovement counterclockwise in Fig. 5 the dwell 15 will be aligned withthe nose 00 and at this time the enlargement 80 will be above the punchat the extreme right in the particular row which is the punch forproducing a perforation for zero so that upon subsequent movement of therocker H8 and lowering of the punch frame the enlargement 60 will causethis punch 40 at the extreme right (Fig. 9) to be actuated. At this timethe enlargement 59 will be beyond all of the other punches 40 so thatonly this] punch 40 at the extreme right will be actua l The tenthcontact 22 and the tenth notch 14 are located to position theenlargements 59 and 00 of a selector in the position shown in Fig. 6, inwhich position no punch will be actuated. It will be remembered that theabsence of a perforation in the control card I31 will cause a zero to bepunched, but under those instances where only a five-digit number is tobe punched it is not advantageous to punch zeros to the left of thefirst digit of the number as would be effected where means are provided,as in the present instance, for punching a ten-digit number. Thus meansare provided whereby the absence of a perforation ina particular rowwill not cause a zero perforation to be made unless it is desired thatsuch a perforation be made. It will be remembered that a selector 58must make the complete movement of which it is potentially capable inorder to effect a zero punching, and by reference to Fig. 6 it will benoted that positioning of the enlargements I! and 00 so as to preventmaking a perforation is attained before a selector 50' has made thecomplete movement of which it is potentially capable. Thus if there isno perforation in a particular row and no zero perforation 7.

- arcane is to be made circuit is closed through the tenth contact 82 tothe solenoid I22 for them so that the nose 88 will seat in the tenthnotch 14 and arrest the selector 58 in the position shown in Fig. 6. If,however, a perforation for zero is to be made this circuit from thetenth contact 82 is opened so that at the time the contact spring 81moves over the tenth contact 82 circuit'will not be closed to thesolenoid I22 wherefore the selector 58 may complete the movement ofwhich it is potentially capable.

It will be remembered that an arm I98 is provided on each pawl 19 andthat when a particular pawl is actuated to seat its nose 88 in one ofthe notches 14 the end I92 of the rocker I9I separates contacts as I85and I88. It will also be remembered that the leaf I81 carrying thecontact I88 is connected by the conductor I99 with the tenth contact 82and that the leaf I84 carrying the contact I85 is connected by theconductor I88 with the conductor I82.

When the contacts "I and I18 are closed circuit is closed from the linewire I82 to the conductor I82. Thus circuit is closed to conductor I83,leaf I84, contact I85, contact I88, leaf I81, conductor I98 to thetenthcontact 82. Hence circuit is closed to the tenth contact 82 every timethe contacts HI and I18 are closed. However, the contact 82 to whichthis circuit is closed is the last in the row of contacts. Hence, ifcircuit to any other of the preceding contacts 82 in the particular rowhas been closed, the solenoid I22 for this particular row will have beenenergized and the pawl 19 therefor will have been pivoted with theresult that the contacts I85 and I88 are separated and thus by the timethe contact spring 81 reaches the tenth contact circuit to this tenthcontact will have been opened.

P for zero in this particular row. In the present instance where afive-digit number is to be-perforated it is desirable that thiscondition prevail for those punches to the left of the first perforationas the perforations are viewed in Fig. 3, but it may be necessary tomake a perforation for zero to the right of the first digit of thenumber as for example where perforations for a fivedigit number as 37041are to be made. Therefore contacts as I85 and I88 for every row ofpunches to the right of the first digit for which a perforation is to bemade are separated. To this end lu generally indicated by 223, (Fig. 11)are provided on the arms 224 of the rockers I9I.. These lugs 223 arelocated on the lower side of the arms for when a pawl 19 is pivoted by arod I24 the arms 224 of the rockers I9I move upwardly. Thus in thepresent instance where perforations for a. five-digit number are to bemade the arm I98 of the fifth pawl will pivot the arm 224a (Fig. 11) ofthe rocker I9Ia upwardly whereupon the lug 228a on the arm 224a willmove upwardly, and since the lug 223a is below the arm 22412 of therocker I9Ib the arm 224!) will be pivoted upwardly raising its lug 22817disposed below the arm 2240 of the rocker I9Ic, thereby raising the lug2230 disposed below the arm 224d of the rocker I9Id thereupon raisingthe-lug 228d disposed below the arm 224d of the rocker I9Id. Forproducing perforations for the number 37041 the rocker I9I a controlsthe contacts as I85 and I88 for the row of punches that will produce a'perforation for 8, rocker I8Ib controls the contacts for the row forproducing perforations for the digit 1, the rocker I9Ic those for therow in l which the zero perforation will be produced, etc. It will thusbe seen that the rocker I8le and hose shown therebelow in Fig. 11 willnot be moved with the result that the contacts as I85 and I88 alignedwith these rockers will not be separated, and hence circuits will beclosed to the solenoids controlling the positioning of the selectors forthe first five rows of punches from the right in Fig. 9 with the resultthat these selectors will be positioned as shown in Fig. 6. However, byreferring to Fig. 4A it will be noted that there are no perforations inthe third row from the left, but inasmuch as the contacts as I88 and I88controlled by the rocker I9Ic will be separated circuit to the solenoidas I22 for determining the position of the'pawl for this row of puncheswill not be closed and therefore the rocker 88 for this row may make'itscomplete potential movement and hence the enlargement 88 will bepositioned above the punch for producing a zero perforation.

Energization of a solenoid as I22 to position the nose 88 in the tenthof the notches 14 when no perforation is to be made of course causespivoting of this pawl 19 which separates the contacts as I85 and I88,but energization of the solenoid as I22 permits the contacts I98 and I99to engage inasmuch as the plunger of the solenoid 'is withdrawn fromengagement with the leaf I91. When the contacts I98 and I89 so engage,

.circuit is closed from line wire I82 through contacts HI and I18,conductor I82, conductor I95, leaf I98, contact I99, contact I98, leafI91, conductor 282 to conductor I28 wherefore solenoid I22 is maintainedenergized inasmuch as the other end of the winding of this solenoid isconnected through conductor I29 with line wire I88.

The device is so timed that at the time the rocker 89 completes itscounterclockwise movement, as viewed in Fig. 5, the cam I84, Fig. 2,

89 which is causedby the cam 95 to move clockwise immediately after itscounterclockwise movement is completed.

In operation a stack of printing and control devices D (Fig. 2) isintroduced into the magazine M and the machine is set in operationwhereupon the chains C move the printing and control devices D along theprinting device guideway in a step by step manner. Shortly after aprinting and control device reaches detector position a. short rise onthe cam I54 causes the block I58 (Fig. 14) to be lowered toward theprinting and control device in detector position.

Prior to the time the fingers I58 (Figs. 5 and 14) reach the card I 31,the pin I 88 engages the the cycle of operation during which thisparticular printing and control device remains in detector position. If,however, the printing and control device has a tab T, the pin I66engages this tab and arrests movement of the rocker I68 and immediatelythereafter the pin I10 engages the contacts HI and I13 whereupon circuitis closed to conductor I82 and through conductor I82 to plate I62. Thenthe pins I58 move into association with the card I31 on the printing andcontrol device D at detector position.

Assuming that the printing and control device shown in Fig. 4A is indetector position the pins I58 aligned with the uppermost and lowermostopenings I38 in the first row of openings on the printing and controldevice pass through the openings I39 aligned with these two openings I38and engage the contacts I65a and I656 in this row which, as will beexplained, will 'cause the punch for perforating a representation of thedigit 1 to be selected. In a like manner a pin I58 will pass through aperforation I39 aligned with the next to the lowermost opening I38 inthe second row to cause a punch in the second row of punches to beselected for punching a perforation for the digit 4. There are noopenings I38 aligned with the opening I39 and hence no contacts I65 forthis row will be engaged but a perforation representative of zero willbe made for this row. Furthermore pins I58 will pass through openingsI39 aligned with the two uppermost openings I38 in the fourth row andpins will pass through the uppermost and next to lowermost openings inthe fifth row whereby punches for perforating the digits 7 and 3 in thefourth and fifth rows respectively will be selected. There are noperforations in the remaining rows and consequently no contacts I65 inthese rows will be engaged by pins I58 and no punches will be selectedinasmuch as no perforations are to be made in these rows as perforationsfor but a five-digit number are to be made.

First the manner in which a punch is selected'for producing aperforation for the digit 1 will be explained in detail. The first riseon cam I54 (Fig. 2) imparted only sufficient movement to the arms I44and I45 to cause the contacts HI and I13 (Fig. 5) to be engaged and thepins I58 to engage those contacts I65 aligned with aligned openings inthe control card I31 and frame I33, but this movement did not engage thecontacts I15 and I16. Upon engagement of pins I58 with contacts I65a andI65e in the first row of contacts I65 a circuit was set up as follows:From line wire I32 through conductor I19, leaf I14, contact I13, contactI1I, leaf I12, conductor I82, conductor I82, plate I62, springs I59 andpins I58 to contacts I65a and I658. From contact I656 circuit is closedthrough conductor 2I1 and conductor 2I8 through windings of solenoid 203and conductor 2I9 to line wire I 38 whereupon solenoid 203 is energizedand block 205 is shifted to engage contact 2I4 with contact 2. Circuitis closed through conductor 220 from contact 2II to the first contact 82in the first row at the extreme left in Fig. 10.

After the pins I58 have engaged the contacts I65 and established thecircuits, as just described, a further rise on the cam I54 impartsadditional movement to the arms I44 and I 45 whereupon the pin I10engages the contacts I15 and I16, and this rise on the cam keeps thecontacts HI and I13 and I15 and I16 engaged until after the recordproducing means, the punches 40 in the present instance, have produced arecord on the sheet. The closing of contacts I15 and I16 closes circuitfrom line wire I32 through conductor I19, leaf I14, contact I15, contactI16, leaf I11, conductor I80, winding of solenoid II5 through conductorI8I to line wire I30 whereupon solenoid II5 is energized. Energizationof solenoid II5 elevates the armature II4 thereof whereupon the lug II3elevates the plate III to disengage the cam surface I I0 from the studI08, and the spring I01 engages the clutch teeth I06 with the clutchteeth I84 whereupon shaft 96 is set in motion, the motor 91 having beenpreviously set in operation.

As soon as shaft 96 is set in motion cam 95 starts to move rocker 69counterclockwise, as viewed in Figs. 5 and 8. This movement of rocker 69is transmitted through gear segment 9I to rack 92 whereupon block andcontact spring 81 start to move to the right as viewed in Fig. 5.Inasmuch as the first contact in the first row of contacts 82 isenergized, circuit will be closed therefrom through contact spring 81,contact strip 98 aligned with this row of contacts, conductor I28connected to this contact strip 98 to the winding of the solenoid of thefirst of the solenoids I22 which thereupon energizes since it isconnected to line wire I30 through conductor I29. Energization of thissolenoid I22 causes its plunger I23 to move the aligned rod I24whereupon the nose 88 of the first pawl 19 engages the first notch 14 inthe first segment 13 to arrest further movement of the register rocker66 of which this segment is a part, and this positions the enlargement59 of the selector 58 connected to this register rocker with the punch40 in the first row for making the perforation for the digit 1.

Simultaneously with the foregoing'and in the manner above described,circuit is closed to the fourth contact 82 in the second row of contacts82 and at the time in the movement of the plate 85 to the right when thecontact spring 81 engages this fourth contact, circuit is closed to thesecond solenoid I22 whereupon the rod I24 operated thereby causes thenose 88 of the second pawl 19 to seat in the fourth notch 14 in thesecond segment 13 whereupon the enlargement 59 of the selector 58connected to the register rocker 66, of which this segment 13 is a part,is disposed above the punch 40 for producing a perforation for the digit4 in the second row.

Simultaneously with this and in like manner a punch in the fourth rowfor producing a perforation for the digit 7 is selected and a punch inthe fifth row for producing a perforation for the digit 3 is selected.At the time the pawls in the first, second, fourth and fifth rows arepivoted toward the segment 13 aligned therewith the arms 224 thereofmove upwardly. The time at which a particular arm 224 moves upwardlydepends upon the time in the cycle at which its controlling pawl 19 isoperated, and the time in the cycle at which a particular pawl 19 isoperated depends upon what digit is to be selected by the selector 58under control of the particular pawl 19. Thus since the pawl 19 in thefirst row is to position the first selector 58 to effect perforating ofthe digit 1, this pawl 19 will be operated first. The pawl 19 for thefifth row will operate next since it is to select a punch for the digit3. The pawl 19 in the second row will operate next since it is to selecta punch for the digit 4 and the last to operate Will be the pawl for thefourth row which is to select the digit 7. It will be apparent, however,that one of the pawls will always be operated before the plate 85 hasmoved any of the spring contacts 81 into alignment with the last contactin any row of contacts 82, Therefore, all pawls for selecting punchesfor producing perforations .to the right of the first perforation as theperforations'are viewed in Fig. 3 will be operated prior to the time anycontact spring 81 reaches the last contact in any particular row ofcontacts 82. Therefore, all contacts as I 85 and I46 for as many placesas there are digits in thenumber will be separated so that if a zero isto be perforated in any of these rows the solenoid for that row will beprevented from energization.

It will be noted, however, that none of the arms 224 for the last fiverows will be moved upwardly where perforations for the number 37041 areto be made, and hence circuit to the solenoids I22" for these rowsremains closed. Thus as the plate 85 moves to the right the contactsprings 81 for the last five rows eventually engage the last contact inthe rows of contacts 82 for these last five rows and energize thesolenoids I22 for these last five rows at such a time in the movement ofthe rocker 69 that the last notch I4 on the segment 13 for these lastrows is in position to be engaged by the noses IIII of the pawls I9 forthese rows, with the result that the selectors 58 for these last fiverows are locked in the position shown in Fig. 6 so that neither of theenlargements 59 or 66 selects a punch in these five rows.

It will be noted, however, that there is no perforation in the third rowbut, as explained above, the contacts I85 and I86 for this third row areseparated wherefore circuit from the tenth or last contact in the thirdrow of contacts 82 to the third solenoid I22 is open. Thus this solenoidwill not be energized and the rocker 66 for the third row will move withthe rocker 69 to the extent of its movement in a counterclockwisedirection, as

At the time the rocker es reaches the end of its movement in acounterclockwise direction, the lobe I I! on the cam I I6 engages theroller I26 and pivots the rocker I I8 so that the rounded end I2Ithereof moves the plate 49 and therefore the plate 48 downwardly. Thoseenlargements 59 and BII which have been previously disposed abovepunches 46 in the respective rows transmit this downward movement of theplate 48 to the punches aligned therewith whereupon perforations aremade in a sheet S which by this time will have been moved intoengagement with a stop finger 39 with the side thereof shown in Fig. 3facing downwardly.

The lobe I I1 quickly disengages roller 96 whereupon the springs 51return the plates 48 and 49 to their original positions and at the timethese plates are returning to their initial positions the cam I54 causesthe block I56 and the pin I66 to move upwardly and the pin I66disengages the tab T and permits the contacts I16 and I15 and I73 andIII to separate whereupon circuits to energize solenoids as 203 and I22and energize solenoid II5 are broken. The stud I09 will have disengagedthe lug II3 from arm III and therefore the cam surface III! will havereturned to. a position such that the stud I09 will engage therewith andeflect separation of the clutch teeth I06 from the clutch teeth I04 atatime when the shaft 96 will have made one complete revolution.

During the time the punches are being selected and operated to produceperforations in the sheet engaged with the stop finger .39, the platen Pwill be making an impression on the preceding sheet S from the precedingprinting and control device D, and. at a time subsequent to the movementof the platen P and punches 46 from association with the sheet the stopfingers 39 and 89a are retracted topermit the sheets engagementtherewith to move to the next station in the path of travel of thesheets, and the chains C cause the printing and control devices toadvance so that a new printing and control device will be disposed indetector position by the time the cam I 54 is again rotated sufiicientlyto engage the first rise thereon with the. roller I53 and effect thefirst lowering of the arms I44 and I45.

' The embodiment-of the invention as described above is one which isadapted-to produce perforations in a check such as that illustrated inFig. 3

so that when this check is returned the perfora-' tions may be utilizedto effect automatic sorting of the checks or other operations. I haveshown an account number 37041 perforated in the check but it is to'beunderstood that this is but an illustrative use of the invention andfurther more that data other than account numbers could be perforated insheets if desired, and furthermore account numbers and additional datasuch as the amount could be perforated in the sheets.

I have shown an arrangement for producing perforations in ten differentrows but it is to be understood that perforations could be provided in agreater or less number of rows by merely dupplicating or el minatingdevices which I have illustrated and described.

It will also be understood that records other t an perforations could beproduced with an apparatus such as that which I have previously'descr'bed. Furthermore, it will be apparent that I have provided arecord producing means wherein selected of the record producing elementsmay be rendered inoperative when so'desired and wherein means fornormally rendering certain of the elements inoperative can be renderedineffective so as to permit an operation when so desired. Likewise Ihave provided an arrangement wherein characters may be produced withoutproviding indicatingmeans therefor on the printing and control orsimilar devices passed through the'mach ne and under control of whichthe record producing means is operated.

Thus while I have-illustrated and described a selected embodiment of myinvention and have shown the same in association with a printingmachine, it is to be understood that the entire record producing devicecould be used in association with other machines or elements of my novelrecord producing means could be used independently or in associationwith other devices, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to theprecise details set forth but desire to avail myself of such changes andalterations as fall within the purview of the following claims:

I claim:

1. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices through the machine, each of said devices bearing printingcharacters and control means, means cooperating w th the printingcharacters on said devices to produce impressions on sheets passed intothe machine directly from said printing characters so as to providerecords on the sheets, and other means indirectly under control of thecontrol means and operative to produce additional records on the sheetsof different physical characteristics than the impressions.

2. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printingcharacters and control means through themachine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperatingwiththe printing characters on said devices to produce impressions onthe sheets directly from the printing characters so as to providerecords on the sheets. other means indirectly under control of thecontrol means on each of said devices and. operating to produceadditional records on the sheets of different physical characteristicsthan the said impressions, and means for positioning the sheets relativeto the means cooperating with the printing characters and relative tosaid other means while said means are providing records on said sheets.

3. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperatingwith the printing characters to produce impressions on the sheetsdirectly from the printing characters so as to provide records on thesheets, other means cooperating with the control means on the saiddevices to produce records on the sheets of different physicalcharacteristics than the impressions, and means for positioning thesheets first in the means cooperating with the control devices and thenin the means cooperating with the printing characters while records arebeing produced thereon.

4. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and'controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperatingwith the printing characters on said devices to produce impressions onthe sheets directly from the printing characters so as to providerecords, other means indirectly under control of thecontrol means on thedevices and operating to produce, records on the sheets of difierentphysical characteristics than the impressions, and means for causing allof said means to operate in timed relation whereby records will beproduced on a particular sheet by the cooperation of the two recordproducing means with the same device.

5. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for feeding sheets through the machine, means cooperatingwith the printing characters on said devices to produce impressions onthe sheets directly from the printing characters so as to providerecords on the sheets, other means cooperating with the control means onthe devices to produce records on the sheets of different physicalcharacteristics than the impressions, means for positioning certain ofthe sheets relative to the two record producing means while records arebeing produced on certain other of said sheets and means for causing allof said means to operate in timed relation whereby records will beproduced on a particular sheet by the cooperation of the two recordproducing means with the same device.

6. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means" through themachine in astep-by-step manner whereby the devices successively come torest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through themachine in a step-by-step manner whereby the sheets successively come torest in successive stations, means positioned at selected ones of thestations wherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with theprinting characters on the devices at selected ones of. the stationswherein the devices come to rest to produce impressions on the sheetsdirectly from the printing characters so as to provide records on thesheets and other means cooperating with the control .means on thedevices to produce additional records on the sheets of differentphysical characteristics than the impressions.

7. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine in a step-by-step manner whereby the devices successively cometo rest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through themachine in a step-by-step manner whereby the sheets successively cometorest in successive stations, means positioned at one of the stationswherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the printingcharacters on the devices at one of the stations wherein the devicescome to rest to produce impressions on the sheets directly from 'theprinting characters so as to provide records on the sheets, and othermeans positioned at another of the stations wherein the sheets come torest and cooperating with the control means on the devices at another ofthe stations wherein the devices come to rest to produce additionalrecords on the sheets of different physical characteristics than theimpressions.

8. In a printing machine, means for feeding unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine in a step-by-step manner whereby the devices successively cometo rest in successive stations, means for feeding sheets through themachine in a step-by-step'manner whereby the sheets successively come torest in successive stations, means positioned at one of the stationswherein the sheets come to rest and cooperating with the printingcharacters on the devices at one of the stations wherein the devicescome to rest to produce impressions on the sheets directly from theprinting characters so as to provide records on the sheets, other meanspositioned at another of the stations wherein the sheets come to restand cooperating with the control means on the devices at another of thestations wherein the devices come to rest to produce additional recordson the sheets of different physical characteristics than theimpressions, and means for operating all of said means in timed relationwhereby when the record producing means are positioned in apredetermined relation with each other records will be produced upon aparticular sheet by the cooperation of the two record producing meanswith the same device.

9. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed,means for making an impression on a sheet in the machine directly fromthe printing characters on a device to provide a record on the sheet,and other means indirectly under control of the control means on suchdevice for producing an additional record on the sheet of diil'erentphysical characteristics than the aforesaid impression.

10- In a printing machine through which unitary printing and controldevices each hearing printing characters and control means are fed,means for making an impression directly from the printing characters oneach of said devices to provide a record on a sheet in the machine, and

other means indirectly under control ofthe de vices for producing anadditional record on the sheet of different physical Characteristicsthan the impression made thereon, said other means producing saidadditional record under control of the control means on the same deviceas that bearing the printing characters from which said impression wasmade.

11. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed,means for feeding sheets through the machine, means for makingimpressions on the sheets directly from the printing characters on thede-.

vices to provide records on the sheets, other means for producingadditional records on the sheets of diflerent physical characteristicsthan the impressions, and means cooperating with the devices for settingup said other means under control of the control means on the saiddevices.

12. In a printing machine through which unitary printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means are fed,means for making an impression on a sheet directly from the printingcharacters on one of the devices to provide a record on the sheet, othermeans for producing an additional record on tht sheet, means cooperatingwith the devices to set up said other means under control of the controlmeans on the devices, and means for effecting operation of the tworecord producing means in cooperating relation whereby said other meansproduces a record on the sheet under control of the control means on thesaid one of the devices from which an impression is made on the sheet.

13. In a printing machine through which printing and control deviceseach bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means formaking impressions on sheets in the machine directly from the printingcharacters on the devices to provide records on the sheets, means forperforating records in the sheets, and means for setting up theperforating means under control of the control means on the devices.

14. In a printing machine through which printing and control deviceseach bearing printing characters and control means are fed, means formaking an impression on a sheet directly from the printing characters onone of the devices to provide a record on the sheet, means forperforating a record in the sheet, and means for setting up theperforating means under control of the control means on the device fromwhich an impression was made on the sheet.

15. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through'themachine, means for making impressions directly from the printingcharacters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, meansfor perforating records in the sheet, means for determining from thecontrol means on the devices the data of the records to be perforated inthe sheets, and means controlled by the determining means for setting upthe perforating means.

16. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for making impressions directly from the printingcharacters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, meansfor perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of theperforating means in record producing operation, means for determiningfrom the control means on the devices the data to be perforated in thesheets, and means for setting termining means.

17. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for making impressions directly from-the printingcharacters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, meansfor perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of theperforating means in record producing operation, electrical means undercontrol of the control means on the devices for setting up circuitsaccording to the records to be perforated in the sheets, and selectormeans under control of said circuits for setting up the selecting means.

18. In a printing machine, means for feeding printing and controldevices each bearing printing characters and control means through themachine, means for making impressions directly from the printingcharacters on the devices on sheets passed through the machine, meansfor perforating records in the sheet, means for selecting certain of theperforating means in record producing operation, electrical means undercontrol of the control means on the devices for setting up circuitsaccording to the records to be perforated in the sheets, selector meansunder control of said circuits for setting up the selecting means, andmeans for closing said electrical circuits and operating said selectormeans in timed relation with each other.

19. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol devices each hearing printing characters and control means,means for sensing data pertaining to the records from the control meanson the devices, means for producing a record including a'plurality ofrecord producing elements, means for selecting said elements foroperation, means under control of the sensing means for setting up theelement selecting means, and means for producing another rec- 0rddirectly from the printing characters on the devices.

20. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol devices each bearing printing characters and control means,means for setting up electrical circuits according to data representedby the control means on said ,9 devices, means for printing animpression directly from printing characters on said devices,

means for producing records under control of the control means on thedevices and including a plurality of record producing elements, meansfor selecting said elements for operation, means in said electricalcircuits for effecting operation of the element selecting means, andmeans for closing said circuits at a predetermined time in the cycle ofoperations.

21. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, means for advancing said printing and controlor like devices through the machine in a step by step manner, aplurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an elementselector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors alongsaid rows, and means under control of said devices during at restintervals in the step by step movement thereof for arresting movement ofsaid selector in association with selected ones of the elements.

22. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, a plurality of record producing elementsarranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows,

means for moving said selectors along said rows, means under control ofsaid devicesfor setting up selected electrical circuits according torecords found on said devices, and means for closing said electricalcircuits in timed relation with the movement of said selectors tothereby position said selectors relative to said elements according ,torecords found on said devices.

23. In a'machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, means for advancing said printing and controlor like devices through the machine'in a step by step manner, aplurality of record producing elements arranged in rows, an elementselector for each of said rows, means for moving said selectors alongsaid rows, detecting means cooperating with said devices during at restintervals thereof, means for arresting movement of said selectors, andelectrically operable means in circuit with said detectors forcontrolling operation of the movement arresting means.

24. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, a plurality of record producing elementsarranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows,

means for moving said selectors along said rows,

detecting means cooperating with said devices,

said detecting means being arranged in rows and there being a smallernumber of detecting means than there are elements in each row, and meansinterposed between said electrically controlled means and said detectingmeans for selectively connecting said detecting means to saidelectrically operated means whereby predetermined combinations of saiddetecting means will effect selection of predetermined ones of saidelements.

25. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, a plurality of record producing elementsarranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means formoving said selectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each ofsaid moving means, means controlled by said solenoids for arrestingmovement of said moving means to position said selectors above selectedones of said elements, detecting means for each of said solenoids andcooperating with said de-' vices to sense records thereon, a pluralityof sets of contacts, the contacts in each set being connectable to thedetecting means for one of said solenoids and to said one solenoid, andmeans operating in timed relation with the moving means for closingcircuits to said solenoids in accordance with records sensed from saiddevices.

26. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, a plurality of record producing elementsarranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means formoving said selectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each ofsaid moving means, means controlled by said solenoids for arrestingmovement of .said moving means to position said selectors above selectedones of said elements, detecting means for each of said solenoids andcooperating with said devices to sense records thereon,a plurality ofsets of contacts, the

contacts in each set being connectable to the detecting means for one ofsaid solenoids and to said one solenoid, means operating in timedrelation withthe moving means for closing circuits to said solenoids inaccordance with records sensed from said devices, there being a lessnumber of detecting means for each of said solenoids than there areelements in each of said rows, and means under control of said detectingmeans for selectively closing circuit to said sets of contacts. 27. In amachine for producing records under control of printing and control orlike devices, a plurality of record producing elements arranged in rows,an element selector for each of said rows, means for moving saidselectors along said rows, a solenoid aligned with each of said movingmeans, means controlled by said solenoids for arresting movement of saidmovingmeans to position said selectors above selected ones of saidelements, a set of detectors for each of said solenoids, a set ofcontacts for each of said solenoids, there being as many contacts ineach set as there are elements in each row and there being a less numberof detectors in each set than there are contacts in each set, meanscontrolling electrical connection between said contacts and saiddetectors, and means under control of said detectors for controlling theelectrical connection of said detectors and said contacts.

28. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, a plurality of record producing elementsarranged in rows, an element selector for each of said rows, means formoving said selectors along said rows,

means for arresting movement of said moving means to position saidselectors above selected ones of said elements, a plurality ofelectrical circuits including means for operating said movementarresting means of said moving means to thereby position said selectorsabove selected ones of said elements, and means for imparting movementtosaid moving means and for closing said circuits in timed relation witheach other.

29. In a machine for producing records under control of printing andcontrol or like devices, each of said devices having means thereon forcontrolling the production of predetermined data, a plurality of recordproducing elements, there being at least one record producing elementfor which no controlling means is provided on said devices, normallyoperative means for normally preventing operation of said element forwhich there is no corresponding control means, and

means for rendering said normally operative preventing operation of theelement for which no control means is provided on said devices, andmeans for rendering said preventing means inoperative upon operation ofthe means selecting

